DNA kits for Texas kids: Plan evokes strong reaction from parents, grandparents nationwide

Parents from throughout the U.S. are responding to the news that Texas faculties are sending youngsters dwelling with DNA kits with the intention to have their identification readily available in case of disaster conditions or emergencies.

The kits permit dad and mom to take, retailer and management their youngsters’s fingerprints and DNA in their very own dwelling, mentioned the National Child Identification Program web site, as Fox News Digital reported on Wednesday.

While the kits are a “voluntary identification card” to be stored by a baby’s guardian with the intention to assist legislation enforcement probably discover lacking youngsters, dad and mom are tense — particularly within the wake of the taking pictures in Uvalde, Texas, in May of this 12 months.

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“While this is helpful in the event of a child going missing, at the same time, my heart sinks,” a Massachusetts public college administrator informed Fox News Digital this week in regards to the DNA program. 

“Seeing that it is [in the state of] Texas, where [the] Uvalde [school shooting] happened — it makes you wonder about the true purpose of these kits,” the person additionally mentioned.

Privacy boundaries and bike racks preserve a fringe at a memorial exterior Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, this 12 months. “It makes you wonder about the true purpose of these [DNA kits],” mentioned a college administrator in Boston, Massachusetts.
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A mom of 4 in New York weighed in, saying, “DNA kits in schools to identify children’s bodies? This is just too much.”

She added, “I find this troubling and do not feel the schools are the place for this material. What message are we sending families and children if this becomes the norm?”

She mentioned that “instead of this, we must take action to keep our schools safer — and all community members should be on board with stronger protections for kids in the schools.”

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The mom additionally mentioned, “They are our precious children — and they deserve the best protection and care that we are capable of giving.”

“Prayer and more prayer – may God help us when we get to this point, feeling we need to send kids home with DNA kits.”

An Arizona mom and grandmother mentioned that the kits “are probably coming to Arizona next.”

She added, “This is a harbinger of where society is going. Even if the kits are for trafficked children, that tells us society needs help — quick. With a granddaughter in public schools, I pray all the time for her safety and for the safety of all the kids in her school.”

Pipette putting pattern into vial for extracting DNA proof in forensic lab. The kits distributed in Texas faculties will permit dad and mom to take, retailer and management their little one’s fingerprints and DNA in their very own dwelling, in accordance with the National Child Identification Program web site.
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A veteran, father and grandfather from the Northeast mentioned he “finds this yet another example of stunning government overreach.”

He mentioned, “Who’s going to have access to this DNA information? How is it going to be used? How is it going to be stored — or shared? And have we really thrown in the towel on our children this way?” 

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He added that he “mistrusts” this determination and would need to be taught much more about it earlier than he would ever be OK with one thing like this for America’s faculties.

An individual writing on-line and reacting to the news in regards to the DNA kits mentioned, “Don’t get why people are freaked out about this. The data stays at home, not [at] a school or [in a] federal database. I would have a problem if it was the latter.”

A mom of two younger adults within the Boston space mentioned, “Let’s face it — every parent’s blood turns cold when a DNA kit is mentioned.” But one other particular person can’t perceive why “people are freaked out about this. The data stays at home.”
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A mom of two younger adults within the Boston space mentioned that when “kids reliably become the victims in a society, that society is failing.” 

She added, “Let’s face it – every parent’s blood turns cold when a DNA kit is mentioned.”

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Another mother of 5 from the Boston space added, “Even Uvalde couldn’t change society. What is it going to take to make us a safer, more compassionate nation?”

A mom and grandmother within the Baltimore space mentioned merely, “Prayer and more prayer — may God help us when we get to this point, feeling we need to send kids home with DNA kits.”

One individual wrote, “There’s a lot more information that can come from DNA samples. I think this is a sneaky way for the liberal government to get more hands in the cookie jar.”

Yet one other individual commented, “What a waste of taxpayers’ hard-earned money.”

“Because this stuff has been slow-rolled, society and parents are becoming almost numb to this insanity and actually tolerating it.”

Still one other individual wrote this: “Fifteen years ago, if you had said that this is what public school has come to, people would not believe it or tolerate it. Between the ongoing indoctrinations, the gender identity farce, the lack of any discipline, drag shows [and] pornographic books, there is no way ANY of this would have been tolerated.”

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The commenter added, “But because this stuff has been slow-rolled, society and parents are becoming almost numb to this insanity and actually tolerating it. It’s all part of the agenda, folks. Stay alert, please. Do not go numb. The madness can be stopped.”

The particular person additionally mentioned, “Hold our politicians, from top to bottom, accountable — [and] local Board of Ed candidates equally so. Do not be silenced. Speak up. Make your voice heard. Otherwise, silence is compliance.”

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Distribution by the state goes by the Texas Education Agency. Close to 4 million college students are anticipated to take the kits dwelling.

However, in accordance with the National Child Identification Program web site, almost the identical variety of college students acquired the ID kits throughout the Lone Star State within the fall of 2000 — and the kits had been additionally distributed in 2006-07. 

Pilar Arias of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.